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Definition of leguminous : 1. Belonging to, or resembling, a very large natural order of plants ( Leguminosae), which bear legumes, including peas, beans, clover, locust trees, acacias, and mimosas.
2. Pertaining to pulse; consisting of pulse.

Synonyms:

arboreal, barren, algal, creeping, bare, aquatic, androgynous, bushy, aromatic, biennial

Usage examples:

• The whole region was glowing with intense heat, and the sand was so hot, that neither the camels nor the horses could endure to remain standing in the sun, but so soon as they were unpacked and unsaddled, sought the shade of the large and numerous leguminous bushes which grew all round the place. - "Australia Twice Traversed, The Romance of Exploration Australia Twice Traversed. The Romance Of Exploration, Being A Narrative Compiled From The Journals Of Five Exploring Expeditions Into And Through Central South Australia, And Western Australia, From 1", Ernest Giles.
• There are excellent acacia and other leguminous bushes for the camels. - "Australia Twice Traversed, The Romance of Exploration Australia Twice Traversed. The Romance Of Exploration, Being A Narrative Compiled From The Journals Of Five Exploring Expeditions Into And Through Central South Australia, And Western Australia, From 1", Ernest Giles.
• Nothing will insure a good growth in the young trees so well as the nitrogen and humus added to the soil by leguminous crops. - "The Pecan and its Culture", H. Harold Hume.